The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-12-15
REPUBLICAN POLITICS.
Tho Republican National Commits
tee lesues tho Call for tho Con.
vontion In June.

tee Issues tho Cali Tor tho Con-
vention In June.
THE CALL.
To the Republican Electors OF the United
states: In accordance with usage. and
obedient to the instructions OF tho Repub.
iican national convention of 1884, q ma
tional convention ri delegated representa-.
tives OF the Republican party will be held
at the city OF Chicago, ILL.,, on Tuesday,
June 10: 1888, at noon, for the purpose Of
nominating non candidates for president
and vice president to be sup.
ported at the next national election.
and Tor the transaction Of such other
business as may be there presented. Re-
publican electors in the several states, and
voters without regard to past political
affilation or differences, who believe in the
American principle OF q protective tariff,
Tor the defense and development OF home
industries and the elevation of home la
Dor; who would reduce the national taxes
ami prevent the accumulation OF the sur.
plus in the treasury in harmony with this
principle; who are opposed to the attempt
now more openly avowed than ever before,
to establish policy which would strike
down American labor to the level OF the
nnderpaid and oppressed workers OF
foreign lands; who favor a system OF
navA! and coast defenses which will enable
the United States to conduct its interna-
tlonal negotiations with selfrespect; who
gratefully cherish the defenders OF the coun.
try; who condemn and resent the continu.
ed and unjust exclusion of rapidly growing
territories which have an indisputable title
to admission into the sisterhood OF states:
who arc in favor OF free schools and popu.
lar education, a free and honest ballot and
lair count, the protection OF every citizen
OF tho United States in his legal rights at
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shall! extend our trade and commerce to
every land and cline. and shall properly
support the dignity OF tho nation, and tho
promotion Of friendly and harmonious re.
latlons and intercourse between all the
states, are cordially invited to unite under
tins call in tho formation OF national
ticket. Each state will be entitled to four
delegates at large, and for each representa-
tive at large, two delegates, and each congress
sional district. each territory and tho Dis.
trict OF Columbia, to two delegates.
The delegates at large shall be chosen by
popular state conventions called ON not
less than twenty days published notice
and not less than thirty days before tina
meeting OF the national convention. The
congressional district delegates shall be
chosen IN the same manner as the nominal
said districts. The territorial delegates
shall be chosen in tho sa me manner as the
nomination OF delegates in congress is
made. The delegates from the District OF
Columbia shall be chosen at q convention
constituted OF members elected in primary
district assemblies held under the call and
direction OF the Republican central
committee of said district. An
alternate delegate for each delegate
in the national convention, to
act in case OF the absence OF the delegate,
shall DO elected in the same manner and
at the same time as the delegate is elected.
All notices OF contests must bs filed with
the national committee in writing. nc.
companicd by printed statements Of the
grounds Of contest, which shall be made
public. Preference in the order of hearing
and determining contests will be given by
the convention in accordance with the
dates OF filing OF such notices and state.
ments with the national COMMITTEES.
B. F. JONES, Chairman.
SAMUEL FESsENDEN, Secretary,